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GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director 



Water-Supply Paper 368 



PROFILE SURVEYS 

IN 

WENATCHEE RIVER BASIN 

WASHINGTON 



PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF 

R. B. MARSHALL, Chief Geographer 



Prepared in cooperation with the State of Washington 




WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DlRECTOK 



Water- Supply Paper 368 



PROFILE SURVEYS 



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WENATCHEE RIVER BASIN 
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CONTENTS. 



Page. 

General features of Wenatchee River basin 5 

Gaging stations 5 

Publications 6 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Plate I. A-E. Plan and profile of Wenatchee Lake, Wenatchee River, 
and certain tributaries At end of volume. 

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PROFILE SURVEYS IN WENATCHEE RIVER BASH, 
WASHINGTON. 



Prepared under the direction of R. B. Marshall, Chief Geographer. 



GENERAL FEATURES OF WENATCHEE RIVER BASIN. 

Wenatchee River rises in Cady Pass, in the Cascade Range, Wash- 
ington, at an elevation of 4,500 feet, flows southeastward, passing 
through Wenatchee Lake at an elevation of 1,870 feet, and empties 
into Columbia River at the town of Wenatchee. With its tributaries 
it drains a stretch of the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains 
about 40 miles long and the territory north of the Yakima River 
drainage basin, from which it is separated by the Wenatchee 
Mountains. 

The river has a number of tributaries, among which may be men- 
tioned White River, which flows into Wenatchee Lake near its head, 
and Chiwawa, Nason, Chumstick, Icicle, Peshastin, and Mission 
creeks. The upper part of the drainage area is heavily forested, but 
the extreme lower part consists of timberless hills and ridges, in most 
places covered with sagebrush. 

The mean annual precipitation at Wenatchee is 16 inches, a large 
part of it being in the form of snow. During portions of the winter 
the streams are icebound. 

The water is used for irrigation and the development of water 
power. The Great Northern Railway has built a hydroelectric plant 
at Leavenworth, where about 7,000 horsepower is developed to operate 
trains through the Cascade Tunnel. 

GAGING STATIONS. 

The Survey has maintained in the basin of Wenatchee River the 
gaging stations shown by the following list. The stations are 
arranged in downstream order, the main stem of the river being de- 
termined by measuring or estimating its drainage area — that is, 
the headwater stream draining the largest area is considered the 
continuation of the main stream, and all stations from source to 

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6 PROFILE SURVEYS IN WENATCHEE RIVER BASIN, WASHINGTON. 

mouth are presented first ; stations on the tributaries, in regular order 
from source to mouth, follow. Relations of tributaries are indicated 
by indention. A dash following a date indicates that the station 
was being maintained June 30, 1913. A period after a date indicates 

discontinuance. 

Wenatchee River near Chiwaukum, Wash., 1911-1912. 
Wenatchee River near Leavenworth, Wash., 1910- 
Wenatchee River at Dryden, Wash., 1911- 

Valley Canal at Dryden, Wash., 1911- 
Wenatchee River at Sherman Spur, above Cashmere, Wash., 1904-1910. 
Wenatchee River near Cashmere, Wash., 1904-1911. 
Wenatchee River at Wenatchee, Wash., 1897. 

White River near Chiwaukum, Wash., -1912. 

Nason Creek near Chiwaukum, Wash., -1912. 

Chiwaukum Creek near Chiwaukum, Wash., -1911. 

Chiawa Creek near Leavenworth, Wash., -1912. 

Icicle Creek near Leavenworth, Wash., 1911- 

Peshastin Creek near Blewett, Wash., 1911. 

Peshastin Creek near Leavenworth, Wash., 1911. 

PUBLICATIONS . 

Information concerning stream flow at the stations listed in the 
preceding table has been published by the Survey in the following 
reports : 

Annual report: Nineteenth, pt. 4. 

Water-supply papers : 16, 135, ITS, 214, 252, 272, 292, 312, 1 332, 2 362. 2 

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 
Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources 
of the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated 
below. 

1. Copies may be obtained free of charge by applying to the 
Director of the Geological Survey, Washington, D. C, but the edition 
printed for free distribution is small and is soon exhausted. 

2. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superin- 
tendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, 
D. C, who will on application furnish lists giving prices. 

3. Sets of the reports may be consulted in the libraries of the prin- 
cipal cities in the United States. 

4. Complete sets are available for consultation in the local offices 
of the water-resources branch of the Geological Survey, as follows : 

Albany, N. Y., Room IS, Federal Building. 

Atlanta, Ga., Post Office Building. 

St. Paul, Minn., Old Capitol Building. 

Helena, Mont., Montana National Bank Building. 

Denver, Colo., 302 Chamber of Commerce Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, Federal Building. 

1 In press June, 1914. 2 In preparation June, 1014. 



PROFILE SURVEYS IN WENATCHEE RIVER BASIN, WASHINGTON. 7 

Boise, Idaho, 615 Idaho Building. 
Portland, Oreg., 416 Couch Building. 
Tacoma, Wash., Federal Building. 
San Francisco, Cal., 328 Customhouse. 
Los Angeles, Cal., Federal Building. 
Santa Fe, N. Mex., Capitol Building. 
Honolulu, Hawaii, Kapiolani Building. 

• A list of the Geological Survey's publications will be sent on appli- 
cation to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, 
Washington, D. C 

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